Ambassador (Dr.) Robin Renee Sanders is CEO of the FEEDS Advocacy Initiative and owns FEEDS, LLC both of which work on economic development and business strategies for Africa. Prior to this, she served as the U.S. Ambassador to several countries (Nigeria and the Republic of Congo) and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the West African Regional Organization ECOWAS. As an academic, while serving in the U.S. Diplomatic Service, Dr. Sanders was the International Affairs Advisor and Deputy Commander of the Eisenhower Resource College of the National Defense University. A noted international lecturer, she has taught International and African Affairs, National Security Strategies, and Human Cultural Communication.
Her other areas of expertise are election and democratic processes, food security, education, and the environment. Sanders served twice as Africa Director at the National Security Council at the White House and is currently a Visiting Scholar under the CIC Woodrow Wilson Program and at Nigeria’s National Defense College. Her business expertise lies in the areas of agriculture, aviation security, housing, Information Technology, Small-Medium Enterprises, and health systems. Ambassador Sanders serves on U.S. Trade Representative Africa Advisory Committees; is Chairwoman of the U.S. EXIM Africa Committee; and, is a member of Human Rights Watch and the prestigious Academy of Diplomacy.
Dr. Sanders is a regular Africa subject matter expert for Al Jazeera America. Ambassador Sanders holds a Doctor of Science degree from Pittsburgh’s Robert Morris University (RMU); Master of Art and Master of Science degrees in International Relations, Africa Studies, and Communications, respectively from Ohio University; and, a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Hampton University
